Google Play adds HDR playback for select movies and TV shows

The good news is that you can still enjoy the feature even if you have a non-smart TV by using Chromecast Ultra, Google's more expensive streaming puck for 4K displays. If you can fulfill all those conditions, you are golden -- just find HDR tags in the app like in the screenshot below.

In addition to Mad Max: Fury Road, Google also confirmed HDR compatibility for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. We will bet you will find a few more options if you look, since the big G has teamed up with its studio partners for the feature's launch, including Sony and Warner Bros.

Parker Higgins, the foundation's director of special projects, explains that certain news outlets are at risk for what he calls the "billionaire problem. " This is where members of the super rich can use their financial muscle to censor politically or personally inconvenient material.
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The lone win for a streaming service went to Claire Foy for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. The first season of the series also won two Golden Globes, two SAG Awards and it was up for multiple Emmys last fall. Season two debuted December 8th on Netflix.
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The averageJoymodespends $296 and gets $3189 worth of products in their first year. Fernandez tells me.
Of course, services like Joymode and Rent the Runwayand, yes, Amazons low cost virtual superstoreare driving down costs for goods and services, likely contributing to spending declines as well.
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